Lunar Gravity

Visit the simulation from PhET called Lunar Lander and give it a try. You will see that the up arrow pushes gas down, and gravity from the Moon pulls the Lander down. Newton's Second Law of Motion says, in part, that the acceleration of an object will be proportional to the net force on it. More net force produces more acceleration. If you want to land safely, you need to control the acceleration so the landing speed is minimal.

To document your understanding, you will create a short, rough video in IMovie HD.

Open the Application called Recorder and record a mission of the Lunar Lander. Save the video to your desktop.

Drag two jpegs called Lunar Mission from my Teachers folder onto your desktop.

Open IMovie HD (previous version), and insert your video in between the two still pictures (see diagram below for guidance).

Create a narration that will fit the timing of the entire movie. DO NOT exceed the time limits of the IMovie components. You may have to trim your explanations and/or give an incomplete narrative of your lunar mission to make it fit.

Export the movie and drag it to the NEW Hand-in Robot. We will share the most interesting submissions!